Nextdoor

Nextdoor

San Francisco, CA, USA
4 employees
Apps
Public · $470M

About Nextdoor

Nextdoor connects neighbors to everything nearby: local businesses, services, news updates, recommendations, and stuff for sale from the people down the block. It believes that bringing neighbors together can cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.

Building connections in the real world is a universal human need. That truth, and the reality that neighborhoods are among the most important communities in our lives, have been guiding principles for Nextdoor since the beginning. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor to tap into their neighborhoods worldwide, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, and Canada, with many more to come.

Nextdoor is a privately held company based in San Francisco with backing from prominent investors including Benchmark, Shasta Ventures, Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Riverwood Capital, Bond, Axel Springer, Comcast Ventures, and others. For additional information and images: nextdoor.com/newsroom.

Company details

Team Size4
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
IndustryApps

Funding

Total raised

$470M

Last stage

Public

Investors

Benchmark
Greylock Partners
Kleiner Perkins
SShasta Ventures
Redpoint Ventures

Founders

Nirav Tolia

Nirav Tolia

Technology founder, executive, and investor with over 25 years of experience. Previously Co-Founder and CEO of Epinions and Fanbase, and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Benchmark Capital.

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Sarah Leary

Sarah Leary

Seasoned technology executive with 25+ years building and scaling consumer platforms. Previously served in senior leadership roles at eBay and Epinions. Harvard BA in Economics and MBA.

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Prakash Janakiraman

Prakash Janakiraman

Co-Founder Emeritus and former Chief Architect at Nextdoor. Previously at Google managing engineering teams for Google Maps and Google Base. Attended UC Berkeley.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.